Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 reviews of Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The price also gets good views, but views are divided on the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK Review

Gaming on integrated graphics. Can the powerful Intel Iris Graphics 580 replace a mainstream Nvidia GPU for gaming? We pit the NUC against systems with integrated and dedicated graphics solutions to find out.

very high core temperature when gaming or under extreme loads, not powerful enough for a dedicated gaming machine, loud fan noise when gaming, no internal 2.5-inch support

With marketing words like "Mini PC. Full-sized performance" used for the Skull Canyon NUC, buyers might get the wrong idea about the system. Its CPU power is indeed very impressive and as powerful as gaming notebooks worth twice the price of the NUC....

The Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK mini-PC Review

The desktop computing market as a whole has been subject to severe challenges over the last few years. The ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PC market that emerged with the introduction of the Intel NUCs (Next Unit of Computing) has been one of the few...

To summarize, Intel has indeed managed to change the game with the NUC6i7KYK. A look at the increase in the gaming capabilities over the previous generation 'gaming' NUCs make the Skull Canyon updates to appear evolutionary in nature. However, the...

Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK Review Steven Walton

In an effort to capture some of the lucrative gaming market, Intel has developed a new NUC aimed at enthusiasts and gamers with the Iris Pro Graphics 580. The Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK is marketed for "intense gameplay," but we'll have to see about that.

Now, the very smallest mini-PCs certainly have their place. The Compute Sticks and their kind can't be beat for the snap-simple conversion of an HDMI-equipped TV or spare monitor into an impromptu (very) basic-use PC or streaming-capable smart TV. And...